Warner Bros. announces huge DC superhero movie lineup, which includes Justice League and Wonder Woman films
We’ve known for awhile that there are going to be a whole heck of a lot of superhero movies in theaters between now and 2020, but many of them have simply been listed as “Untitled Marvel Film” or “Untitled DC Film,” with Marvel being a bit more open about their overall plans.
Today, Warner Bros. got a lot more specific about what’s coming down their pipeline, and a lot of it is really exciting.
Notably (but surprising absolutely nobody), not one but two Justice League movies are on the way, labeled as Part One and Part Two. They are scheduled for 2017 and 2019, respectively, and will both be directed by Zack Snyder.
Helping lead up to that will be a Wonder Woman film, starring Gal Gadot (who will make her debut as the character in 2016′s Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice). That will give us time to get to know the Justice League’s three primary figureheads — Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman — before the first League movie.
Following Part One, WB will focus on a couple other characters that are traditionally part of the Justice League and will presumably be part of the big film’s plot (a la Marvel’s Avengers films): The Flash, who will be played by Ezra Miller in a 2018 film, Aquaman (Jason Momoa, also in 2018), and Shazam, who presumably has not yet been cast (though we know Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will play his nemesis Black Adam in the 2019 movie).
After Part Two, the focus will shift to Ray Fisher as Cyborg in 2020, accompanied by the Green Lantern. They don’t mention Ryan Reynolds as being attached to Green Lantern, which makes me assume that they’re going to reboot the 2011 film, or perhaps go with another character that has donned the Green Lantern title.
WB’s full list is below. If you’ll excuse me, I need to go update my list of upcoming films.